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Abstract

This study aimed to assess the socio-economic effects of Climate Resilient Agriculture Livelihoods and Community Project of the Agricultural Training Institute ( ATI) to the farmer and fisherfolk beneficiaries in Calape, Bohol. Their awareness on the project, socio-economic status, the benefits, problems encountered and actions taken by ATI and LGU were identified. Through the quantitative and qualitative methods, it was revealed that the CRA Project have brought positive effects to the socio-economic status of the beneficiaries. The project provided an additional source of living to farmers and fisherfolks who were greatly affected by climate change. It improves their income and capacity to pay household expenses and they were able to identify strategies to be more climate resilient. However, it was revealed that they experienced difficulty in selling swine due to many competitors in the market. Thus, it is recommended to train them on food or meat processing, packaging, entrepreneurship and marketing. Moreover, programs and projects about smart practices and technologies, including building a water impounding system, for climate resilient rice production need to be extended to this community in order to bring back the farmers into rice production.

CASG Master in Public Administration